the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea
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The fixation of the stapes may progress rapidly during pregnancy. 在怀孕期镫骨固定可能迅速发展。
But the stapes would not take on its familiar role as a component of the terrestrially adapted tympanic ear for millions of years. 不过,还要数百万年后,镫骨才会在适合陆生的鼓膜耳朵中,担任我们所熟悉的任务。